“It is unacceptable for Germany to fall into the trap of provoking Greece and to participate in the slanderous campaign of our country”
It provoked Ankara’s furious reaction Germany’s intervention in favor of Greek positions. According to SKAI’s correspondent in Istanbul Manolis Kostidis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgits spoke out against both Athens and Berlin, saying “if there is one factor that threatens security and sovereignty, stability of his neighbor, this is Greece “.
Response to the new attack he launched the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in our country they gave diplomatic sources.
The Berlin earlier condemns violation by Greek fighter jets of Greek airspace and their overflights over Greek islands and characterized as counterproductive and against the spirit of the Alliance “Closing the doors on talks with allies.”
“The questioning of sovereign rights is not acceptable”, Deputy Foreign Minister Wolfgang Buchner stressed after the statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister about of reduced Greek domination in the islands of the eastern Aegean. At the same time, the German government calls on Greece and Turkey “to resolve open disputes through a dialogue of trust “.
The announcement in detail
“We strongly condemn and reject the baseless statements made against our country by the Chancellery of the Federal Republic of Germany.
“It is unacceptable for Germany to fall into the trap of Greece’s provocation and to participate in the slanderous campaign against our country.
“We will continue to defend our sovereignty against the violation of our country’s airspace by Greece, which is harassing our aircraft in our country’s airspace and international airspace, ignoring the NATO Allies.
“Greece is the only country in the world that claims more airspace than its territorial waters. Based on this illegal allegation, it would be at least naive to characterize flights within 6-10 miles of international airspace as a “violation of Greek airspace.”
“If there is one factor that threatens the sovereignty, regional security and stability of its neighbor, it is Greece. In fact, Greece is militarizing the islands near our country, in contrast to the 1923 Peace Treaties of Lausanne and the 1947 Paris Peace Accords.
In addition, it maintains its illegal and unjust attitude that it can unilaterally extend the territorial waters in the Aegean beyond 6 nautical miles against the vital interests of our country and the freedom of navigation.
“Turkey has no ambitions for anyone. However, we should not expect to turn a blind eye to the threat to the security of our people from Greece, which is violating it by violating the very clear provisions of the international treaties on demilitarization.
“Instead of making discriminatory statements that are not in line with the spirit of the alliance, we expect Germany to call on Greece to act in accordance with international treaties.”
